A biography on
Peyton Place author Grace Metalious, whose rise to fame in the
1950s slowly eroded her marriage and eventually caused her to take
her life.
Premonition (2006)
A housewife is
shocked when her husband dies in a car crash ... and reappears the
next day.
The Women (2006)
A group of women
react to their friend's news that her husband is having an affair.
The Lake House (2006)
A lonely doctor
(Bullock) begins exchanging love letters with a frustrated
architect (Reeves)
through a mysterious letterbox, later discovering they are
separated in time by two years.
Infamous (2006)
While researching
his book In Cold Blood, writer Truman Capote (Jones) develops a
close relationship with convicted murderers Dick Hickock and Perry
Smith.
Crash (2005)
Drama
1 hr. 40 min.
A Brentwood housewife and her DA husband. A
Persian storeowner. Two police detectives, who are
also lovers. A black television director and his wife.
A Mexican locksmith. Two car-jackers. A rookie cop. A
middle-aged Korean couple. They all live in Los
Angeles. And, in the next 36 hours, they will all
collide.
Several
stories interweave during two days in Los Angeles
involving a collection of inter-related characters, a
black police detective with a drugged out mother and a
thieving younger brother, two car thieves who are
constantly theorizing on society and race, the
distracted district attorney and his irritated and
pampered wife, a racist veteran cop (caring for a sick
father at home) who disgusts his more idealistic
younger partner, a successful black Hollywood director
and his wife who must deal with racist cop, a
Persian-immigrant father who buys a gun to protect his
shop, a Hispanic locksmith and his young daughter who
is afraid of bullets, and more.
Miss
Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005)
Comedy The story catches up with FBI agent Gracie
Hart (Sandra Bullock) shortly after she
successfully disarmed a threat against the
Miss United States Pageant while working
undercover as a contestant in Miss
Congeniality. Having become a media celebrity
following her heroic pageant exploits, Gracie
has been spending more time lately at the
salon than the shooting range, working the
talk show circuit and promoting her book. When
her friends, pageant winner Cheryl and emcee
Stan, are kidnapped in Las Vegas, Gracie's
all-out efforts to jump back into action to
save them puts her at loggerheads with the FBI
top brass who don't want to risk losing their
mascot and fear she might not be up to the job
anymore.
Divine
Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002)
Comedy and
Drama
1 hr. 56 min. A Southern comedy drama
about life, love and family which follows a
group of lifelong friends as they stage a
rather unorthodox intervention to help a young
playwright unravel the truth about her
eccentric mother, find forgiveness and come to
terms with her difficult past.
Murder
by Numbers (2002)
2 hrs. 01
min. A tenacious homicide detective
(Sandra Bullock) and her new partner (Ben
Chaplin) uncover a trail of shrewdly concealed
evidence that links two brilliant young men
(Ryan Gosling, Michael Pitt) to a murder.
Two
Weeks Notice (2002)
Comedy and
Romance
1 hr. 40 min. Sandra Bullock is a
brilliant but neurotic attorney and Hugh Grant
is her charming, irresponsible and fabulously
wealthy client in this story about whether or
not it's ever too late to say 'I love you.'
Great
Spy Movies (2001)
This
collection contains three spy thriller dating
from the early 1970's to the early 1980's. THE
INSIDE MAN starring Dennis Hopper, HANGMEN
starring Sandra Bullock, and THE SELL OUT
starring Richard Widmark are the titles
included.
Lisa
Picard is Famous (2001)
Comedy
1 hr. 30 min. Mockumentary about would-be
New York actress Lisa Picard who hopes to get
more than a fleeting taste of fame when a racy
cereal commercial brings her unexpected
national notoriety. Earnest documentarian
Andrew, who senses this actress's dreams are
about to be fully realized, tracks her every
move, attempting to capture the essence of
someone in the seconds preceding their 15
minutes of fame. How do they walk, dress and
act? Complicating matters even further is the
fact that our objective documentarian is not
so secretly hoping that this documentary about
fame will help propel him to fame as well.
28
Days (2000)
Comedy and
Drama Gwen Cummings is a successful New York
writer living life in the fast lane and
everyone's favorite party girl. She shares
this roller-coaster lifestyle of hopping from
dance club to bar to hangover with boyfriend
Jasper-handsome, magnetic and equally
attracted to life on the wild side. Life is
just an exercise in debauchery-until Gwen's
ungraceful display at her sister Lily's
wedding, when she gets drunk, commandeers the
limo and earns herself a DUI and 28 days in
court-ordered rehab. There, Gwen comes face to
face with a unique set of rules (like no cell
phones) and rituals (like chanting) embraced
by an assortment of fascinating fellow re-habbers:
Eddie, Gerhardt, Oliver, Andrea, Roshanda, and
Billie Jean. A jaded city girl to the core,
Gwen is determined not to conform. Then she
meets Counselor Cornell, who begins to break
through her carefully constructed defenses and
force her to take a closer look at who she
really is. Ultimately, through the
companionship of! her group as well as a
devastating loss, Gwen gradually loses her
cynicism and begins the long struggle to take
back her life. Maybe, she discovers, your
insides can match your outsides.
Gun
Shy (2000)
Comedy,
Romance and Crime/Gangster Writer-director Eric Blakeney tells the
darkly comic tale of Charlie Mayough (Liam
Neeson), an undercover DEA agent who narrowly
escapes death at the hands of mobsters. He
only wants to retire, but reluctantly agrees
to close this last case. His stress leads him
to group therapy, where he befriends a group
of unhappy men who are dealing with their own,
more mundane, job stress. Charlie also suffers
from gastrointestinal problems, and while
receiving a barium enema, he meets, and falls
for, the quirky nurse (Sandra Bullock) who
performs the unpleasant procedure. Meanwhile,
his final case brings him into contact with
Fulvio Nesstra (Oliver Platt, in an
over-the-top comic performance), an insanely
violent mobster with a surprisingly tender
side. Fulvio's secret passion is his failing
tomato garden. GUN SHY breaks down the typical
undercover agent yarn to uncover its
psychological, and sometimes scatological,
roots. Blakeney takes the outline of a typical
undercover agent drama (such as the superb
DONNIE BRASCO) and adds a heavy dose of quirky
humor. Platt is very funny. Bullock, in a
supporting role, is charming as usual. And
Neeson delivers a strong performance that
balances the wackiness of the script with just
the right degree of gravity.
Miss
Congeniality (2000)
Action/Adventure
and Comedy
1 hr. 45 min. For her entire life, Gracie
Hart has dreamed of emulating the career of
her mother, Emily, a highly esteemed FBI agent
who died in the line of duty. Unfortunately,
Gracie's aggressive nature has branded her as
a loose cannon, and the only one in the bureau
who actually believes in her is fellow agent
and friend, Eric Matthews. When a terrorist
threatens to bomb the Miss United States
pageant, the FBI rushes to find a female agent
to go undercover as a contestant.
Unfortunately, Gracie is the only female FBI
agent who can "look the part"
despite her complete lack of refinement and
femininity. She prides herself in being
"just one of the boys" and is
horrified at the idea of becoming a girly
girl. To assist her with the emergency
assignment, the bureau enlists the help of
Victor Melling, an obsessive and pompous
pageant consultant, to transform Gracie from a
"woman without a detectable smidgen of
estrogen" to "Gracie Lou Freebush,"
glamorous beauty queen. Transformation
complete, Gracie must get comfortable with the
mercilessly driven and perfectly coifed
contestants, infiltrate the pageant and thwart
the terrorists.
Forces
of Nature (1999)
Comedy and
Romance
1 hr. 42 min. Ben has to get from New York
to Savannah for his wedding to Bridget. He has
everything under control until an eccentric
young woman named Sarah literally falls into
his life... and atmospheric conditions become
decidedly unstable. Despite being detained,
derailed and disrobed, panic doesn't really
set in until Ben realizes that he's developing
a definite attraction to the sexy and
impetuous Sarah... and the feeling is
decidedly mutual. It seems that man, machine
and the forces of nature are conspiring to
keep Ben from his vows, leaving him to wonder
if this is some kind of cosmic test... and if
it is, will he pass?
Hope
Floats (1998)
Comedy and
Drama
1 hr. 52 min. Sandra Bullock and Harry
Connick Jr. star in this formulaic love story
about a jilted housewife and the hometown boy
who still longs to do her right.
Practical
Magic (1998)
Drama and
Romance
1 hr. 55 min. The two Owen sisters from a
small Massachusetts are normal siblings-
except they are actual witches. They use their
magical powers to grant spells for love.
The
Prince of Egypt (1998)
Kids/Family
and Musical/Performing Arts
1 hr. 30 min. A full-length, animated
musical version of the story of Moses. After
being raised as the son of a Pharoah, Moses
learns that he is a Hebrew and must accept his
destiny as the leader of his people. Moses'
brother Rameses refuses to let the Hebrews go,
and brings down the wrath of God upon Egypt. A
triumph of animated storytelling and colorful
design. Academy Award Winner: Best Song,
"When You Believe."
Speed
2: Cruise Control (1997)
Action/Adventure Spry "Speed" survivor Annie
Porter (Bullock) can't seem to escape maniacal
terrorists, as she discovers soon after
boarding a posh luxury liner with her
engagement-minded boyfriend, Alex. The bad
news is that the disgruntled--and recently
fired--mastermind behind the ship's electronic
control systems wants revenge against the
ship's management, so he sets the ship on a
collision course with such deadly targets as
an offshore oil tanker. The good news is that
Alex has been training on the sly with an
elite LAPD SWAT team, so the plucky pair
resolves to save their fellow passengers.
In
Love and War (1996)
Drama In this period romance based on Agnes von
Kurowsky's diary account of her brief liaison
with a young Ernest Hemingway, the future
novelist is injured while working for the Red
Cross in Italy in WWI. Upon entering the
hospital, the brash American falls in love
with Agnes, his saintly nurse, and vows to
make her love him in return. Adapted from the
1989 novel, "Hemingway in Love and
War," the film chronicles the events upon
which Hemingway based his own novel, the 1929
masterpiece "A Farewell to Arms."
A
Time to Kill (1996)
Drama In a small southern town in the 1960s, a
black man awaits trial for murdering the two
rednecks who viciously raped his 10-year-old
daughter. A young, idealistic white lawyer
takes up the father's defense, and the
incendiary case becomes a firestorm of racism
and controversy, ripping the town apart. Based
on John Grisham's bestselling first novel.
The
Net (1995)
Drama Angela Bennett (Sandra Bullock) is a
beautiful but reclusive computer systems
analyst who enjoys her lonely nights surfing
the net and entering chat lines. When a friend
sends her a disk infected with a curious bug,
she is caught up in an internet nightmare when
she tries out the new program. The
"beta" program gains her access to
some of the world's most sensitive databases,
but her friend turns up dead and she discovers
that her identity has been erased and she has
been given a new one which proves her to be a
criminal. She must then set out to find who is
behind the nefarious plot. Director Irwin
Winkler produced such film classics as ROCKY
and GOODFELLAS.
Two
if by Sea (1995)
Comedy In this romantic comedy a working class
Boston thief planning to go legit after just
one more score takes along his working class
New York girlfriend to help. The scam: deliver
a $4 million Matisse to a wealthy New
Englander. The problem: they run up against a
serious art thief as well as romantic problems
that could land them in the hoosegow.
While
You Were Sleeping (1995)
Comedy Lucy
Moderatz, a charming but shy token
seller, spends her evenings home alone with
her cat and her holidays working for the
Chicago Transit Authority -- she has neither
family nor boyfriend to keep her company. But
she does have a secret crush: sexy Peter
Callaghan, a regular customer who has never
even given her a second glance. One day, Peter
is mugged on the subway platform and falls in
front of an oncoming train. The courageous
Lucy jumps down onto the tracks and pushes him
to safety, but the ordeal leaves Peter in a
deep coma. Lucy remains at his side in the
hospital until his family arrives -- at which
point a confused nurse, who misunderstood one
of Lucy's comments, informs the Callaghans
that Lucy is Peter's fiancee. And Lucy just
can't manage to set them straight. But now
she's beginning to fall in love with Peter's
handsome and kind brother, Jack, and has one
big problem: what will happen when Peter wakes
up?
Me
and the Mob (1994)
Comedy Jimmy Corona is having some problems. His
latest book traces JFK's murder to a link
between Lee Harvey Oswald and Marilyn Monroe,
so his agent wants to give him the brush. His
girlfriend (Sandra Bullock, in a pre-SPEED
role) decides to break up with him, and now
he's involved with the mob. The things that
writer's block will do.... The movie also
stars Steve Buscemi (RESERVOIR DOGS) and
Vincent Pastore of "The Sopranos."
Speed
(1994)
Action/Adventure A mad bomber with a vendetta against a
young cop plants a bomb on a bus in L.A. The
hero, with the help of a beautiful passenger,
must diffuse the explosive device which is set
to detonate if the bus slows to under 50 miles
per hour. Academy Award Nominations: 3,
including Best Film Editing. Academy Awards:
2, including Best Sound and Best Sound Effects
Editing.
Demolition
Man (1993)
Science
Fiction/Fantasy San Angeles, a megalopolis stretching from
Santa Barbara to San Diego, is the futuristic
utopia of the politically correct. Red meat,
salt, sugar, smoking and sex have all been
outlawed. This spells h-e-l-l for John
Spartan, a 20th century cop revived to chase
down a 20th century terrorist on the loose in
this sterile paradise.
The
Thing Called Love (1993)
Comedy New Yorker Miranda Presley (Samantha
Mathis)--no relation to the King--buses it to
Nashville and arrives with her guitar and the
dream of making it big in country music. She
meets other twentysomethings at the Bluebird
Cafי, a popular local nightspot/talent
showcase: Linda Lou Linden (Sandra Bullock), a
sweet, talentless southern girl who becomes
Miranda’s roommate; Kyle Davidson (Dermot
Mulroney) a Connecticut Yankee with country
dreams and crush on Miranda; and River Phoenix
as James Wright, a moody, talented musician to
whom Miranda is drawn. These four hopefuls
struggle with life and love as they try to
achieve success. Various country stars,
including Trisha Yearwood and Pam Tillis,
appear as themselves, and K.T. Oslin plays
Lucy, the talent gatekeeper at the Bluebird
Cafי. Mathis, Phoenix, Mulroney, and
Bullock all performed the vocals for their
characters' songs. The film, directed by Peter
Bogdanovich (MASK), marks Phoenix's final
performance. The young actor died in 1993.
The
Vanishing (1993)
Drama A man becomes obsessed with finding his
girlfriend after she is abducted by a
methodical, calculating psychopath. To learn
the truth about her disappearance, he puts his
fate in the hands of the abductor himself! A
re-make of director Sluizer's own French-Dutch
production.
Wrestling
Ernest Hemingway (1993)
Drama Frank (Richard Harris) is an amatory
ex-seaman. Walt (Robert Duvall) is a reserved
haircutter leading an orderly quiet life. When
the two lonely old men meet, they become
reluctant friends and swap stories about their
lifetimes. Together they combat loneliness,
old age and their disparate dispositions. But
after Frank harasses Walter's friend, Elaine
(Sandra Bullock), their relationship is
shattered and they are forced to reevaluate
one another.
A touching story from melodrama filmmaker,
Randa Haines, WRESTLING ERNEST HEMINGWAY is
clever minimal film. Working with only a tiny
cast and a handful of sets, Haines produces a
subtle and thought provoking film which
closely examines aging and loneliness. Duvall
and Harris brilliant as the quarreling old
duo.
Love
Potion #9 (1992)
Comedy When Paul, a lonely biochemist, and Diane,
a socially inept comparative psychobiologist,
come across a gypsy's mysterious potion,
they're skeptical. But when chimps respond
favorably, the scientists have no choice but
to test it on themselves, with hilarious and
charming results.
Who
Shot Pat? (1992)
Drama A story of a not-so-tough group of
students, their girl friends and other
classmates, and events that take place
surrounding their friendship in 1950s
Brooklyn.
Fire
on the Amazon (1991)
A
photojournalist (Sheffer, A RIVER RUNS THROUGH
IT) and an environmental activist (Bullock,
SPEED) join forces in a risky murder
investigation of a famous environmentalist
deep in the hot and steamy Amazonian jungle.
Made in 1993, Llosa (ANACONDA, SNIPER)
captured Bullock on screen in this notoriously
steamy role before her ascent to superstardom.
When
the Party's Over (1991)
Drama A group of young, sophisticated friends
are bent on having it all. Living together in
an exclusive section of Southern California
makes life one big party. But like all
parties, this one will eventually be over and
they find that sometimes having it all is not
enough.
A
Fool and His Money (1988)
Comedy Resurrected in 1995 to cash in on the
success of Sandra Bullock, this low-budget
comedy takes a swipe at capitalism. A sleazy
ad man starts a bogus religion preaching
greed, until, in the predictable epiphany, he
discovers the beauty of altruism. Bullock
shines as the skeptical girlfriend.
Hangmen
(1987)
Action/Adventure Set in the Upper East Side of New York,
this is the story of a rogue, out-of-control
splinter group in the C.I.A. and the team of
tough, former Special Forces men determined to
stop them.